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finished his story, they were already in Cleveland which was right above Chattanooga.  Jocelyn informed him that their estimated time of arrival was in ninety minutes.  It finally hit him that he hadn’t slept in a while and he told Kim he was going to rest for a little while.  He leaned back in the seat and was asleep almost instantly.
     

Chapter Seventeen
    Kim looked over at Marcus sleeping soundly.  He was a good looking young man.  It was almost shocking all the things that he had went through and that when it all started he was just thirteen.  Of course you could give kudos to her parents.  Mom and Dad had prepared him for it.  There’s no way he could have survived without all the tutelage from them. 
    Mom had talked to her several times about how Marcus picked up everything so easily.  Mom thought he could be a savant.  Kim knew he was smart but a savant… She laughed a little thinking to herself that Mom always thought her baby was perfect.  As the MAV travelled through the Chattanooga area, Kim noticed the huge pointed building that shadowed the river.   She could barely make out the name “Tennessee Aquarium” on the side of it.  Kim had saw pictures of it from the archive when it opened in 1992.  Decades had gone by and it had been renovated several times in its history but it still maintained its overall general appearance.  She had been there several times as a child.
    She was about to get hungry again.  They had eaten on the way to Marcus’ compound but she was ready to eat again.  She started to get one of the meals from the back of the MAV but then she decided to wait. It wouldn’t be too much longer and then maybe they all could sit down and eat together.  She turned and looked at Savannah who was taking in all the sights as they travelled around the Tennessee River.
    “You okay, honey?” Kim asked.
    “Yes ma’am.  I’m doing fine now.  My head hurts a little but it’s getting better.  Are we almost there?” she asked.
    “According to the computer, we are about forty-five minutes away,” she said smiling at the girl.
    “Is it a nice place where we can be safe?” Savannah asked.
    “I was only there briefly so I didn’t get to see much but I can assure you that according to Jocelyn, we will be very safe.  The entire place is protected by a shield that the bad guys and dinosaurs can’t get through.  You can go outside, walk, ride a bike, fish, or even go swimming in the lake that’s there.”
    Kim could see her slight grin when she told her.  The girl had been through quite a lot for someone her age.  Kim figured that she had never really got a chance to be a kid. 
    Jocelyn spoke up at that time, “Kim, Wynd would like to speak to you if possible.  I’ve assured her that everyone is fine but she insists on talking to someone. She wanted to talk to Marcus but I told her that he was resting and that he needed it.”
    “Sure, I’ll talk to her. Put her on,” said Kim.
    Wynd, sitting on a couch, was immediately shown on the passenger’s side of the windshield.  She had her hands clasped together and was sitting on the edge of the couch.  Kim hadn’t really paid real close attention to how Wynd looked when she had visited before.  She thought she was pretty then.  Now that it was a more relaxed time, she was able to get a good look at her.  She really was beautiful.  Her hair was stunning.  It was a deep natural red, not the kind that comes out of a bottle.  Kim smiled a little and thought, “Good job, bro.”
    “Hello, Wynd.  How is everything going?” asked Kim
    “Fine. Great. I can’t sit still worrying about y’all.  How are Marcus and the girl?” asked Wynd.
    “The girl’s name is Savannah and she’s a little beat up but she is going to be okay.” She turned and spoke to Savannah, “Say ‘hi’ to Wynd.  If I have my story correct, Marcus picked Wynd up at that aquarium we just passed a few minutes ago.”
    Savannah started waving